Paris in Bleu Blonde Rouge
The wonderful art and history of Paris and France
Paris in Bleu Blonde Rouge
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Episode 19 - The 1887 Sale of the French Crown Jewels
The jewels of the French Crown were never just glittering ornaments. They were symbols of power, legitimacy, dynasty, and empire. For centuries, they adorned kings, queens, emperors, and empresses, surviving revolution, theft, exile, and war. B...
Episode 18 - The Tragic End of Good King Henri IV
On May 13, 1610, after finally giving in, Henri IV watched his wife, Marie de Medici, be crowned as the queen of France in the Basilique Saint Denis. The next day, his life would endIn this week's episode, we look at the trag...
Episode 17 - The Final Days and Return of Napoleon
On May 5, 1821, 205 years ago, at 5:49 pm on the remote island of Saint Helene, Napoleon Bonaparte took his last breath at the young age of 51. Between 1814 and his final day in 1821, Napoleon was exiled twice. Toss in Waterloo in t...
Episode 16 - The Louvre Pyramid of IM Pei
In 1981, the newly elected president, François Mitterand, announced his Grand Travaux project that would change the face of Paris, and none more so than the Musée du Louvre. Mitterand had one man in mind for the job, the Chinese Ame...
Episode 15 - The Louvre Heist of the Crown Jewels
It was 6 months ago, on October 19, 2025, on a Sunday morning in Paris, that a brazen heist of the French Crown jewels struck the Musée du Louvre. In this week’s episode of the Paris in Bleu Blonde Rouge podcast, we go deep i...
